Adrift
/əˈdrɪft/noun
Floating without being anchored or moored; aimlessly wandering.
Did you know?The term 'adrift' evokes images of lost souls, as it originally described ships cast away from their course, echoing the struggles of wandering spirits.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
driftwaz
“to move or be moved by a current”
Old English
OE
drift
“a driving or a current; a course of movement”
Middle English
ME
adrift
“adrift, away from the desired course”
Modern English
English
adrift
“floating freely, without control or direction”